The Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s timely initiative of installing a ‘DIRECT HELP LINE’, launched on 29th March, 2020, aimed at helping all Community members in need during the ongoing lockdown, has indeed proven very helpful to all in general, and our seniors, in particular. The global lockdown, imposed by most nations to contain the spread of […]
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APPEAL – A Masina Hospital Initiative
Need Of The Hour: Supporting And Facilitating The Medical Fraternity In Facing The Challenges Posed By COVID-19 (A Masina Hospital Initiative) Humanity is presently fighting a fierce battle to defeat the contagion of the dreaded Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). WZO Trust Funds have, in their own modest manner, assisted by supporting Masina Hospital (Byculla, Mumbai), in […]
Nature’s Nasty Nudge
Welcome, dearest world, to 2020! Fearful, anxious, panic stricken – are we? Think back, to how long we have been plundering, corrupting and marauding it! It took a tiny virus to bring us to our knees, to understand how copiously vulnerable we are, despite all our advancement in medicine research and technology. The globe is […]
The Virus And Hollywood
As the continents (Antarctica excluded) of our planet grapple with the lethal and unseen enemy, one’s thoughts dwell on Hollywood’s fascination for the unknown… While the perils of viral annihilation has been the subject matter of many films, one would have thought that a pessimist genre would not work commercially for the film industry. But […]
Designers at Home: On Ashdeen’s Plate
Writes Ashdeen… “While cleaning my kitchen shelves, I found old decorated plates that I have been collecting for years. Later that day, while shuffling through some old albums, I saw these sepia-tinted photos of Parsi families shot in photography studios. It made me wonder. Had these plates and people ever interacted? Did they have […]
Coronavirus: Neither ‘Divinity’s Wrath’ nor ‘Nature’s Vengeance’!
The novel coronavirus is neither ‘Divinity’s Wrath’ nor ‘Nature’s Vengeance’. From a Zoroastrian perspective, this virus is the opposite of all that is good, God-given, life-giving and health-promoting. However, there are all kinds of posts on social media about the coronavirus being ‘Divine Anger’ on mankind and COVID-19 being ‘Mother Nature’s Vengeance’ on human beings! […]
YOUTH-SPEAK: Assume Less, Work Harder!
I wish to share how the power of assumption can lead you through negativity and won’t let you succeed in life. There’s nothing we can do about it ‘when’ we take impulsive decisions, but merely burry ourselves in regrets. But we just settle and take a deep breath to alleviate ourselves from all the toxic […]
Cheers To Your Immunity!
Here’s 2 Immunity-booster Juices to make at home which will empower you to fight the battle against Coronavirus Beet-Carrot-Apple Juice Ingredients: Carrots (180 gms); Beetroot (170 gms); Pealed Apple (180 gms); Ginger grated (2 tspn); Lemon Juice (2 tspn) Method: Cut the carrots, beets and pealed apples in cubes and blend all the above […]
COVID19: Quo Vadis? Lessons Learnt!
An Insight by Prof. Dr. Keki E. Turel . . Humankind is currently facing an unprecedented global crisis. The might and arrogance of the greatest of men and nations have been felled and brought to knees by the tiniest of organisms! Respect For Nature And Her Ecosystems: The Earth, our home, was carefully created […]
Rid Yourself Of FEAR, As You Step Into The NEW YEAR!
Fear is one of the most debilitating and self-limiting emotions to live with. It is also an emotion most difficult to wash out of the system. Fears can be known/ conscious, like the current wave of fear caused by the very real threat of the Coronavirus. Unknowingly too, we live with various fears which affect […]
A Tribute to Mrs. Scylla R. Vatcha – A Woman of Substance
Heroes get remembered, but legends never die… dear Scylla donned her ethereal robes on 17th March, 2020 to progress to the higher realms, where she will for eternity be held in Divine Embrace. It was 30 years ago in 1990, that Bachi and I were blessed to have met Scylla for the very first time, […]